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Industry Security

California introduces proposal to expand data breach notification law

Passport numbers and biometric data are not currently required by law to be reported breached

By Cal Jeffrey, February 22, 2019, 5:05 PM

Software Security

Chrome is only as secure as the extensions you use

Nearly a third of Chrome extensions use third-party libraries that contain publicly known vulnerabilities

By Shawn Knight, February 22, 2019, 4:12 PM

Gaming

The FTC is planning to hold a public forum regarding the loot box debate

The FTC's loot box investigation forges ahead

By Cohen Coberly, February 22, 2019, 3:20 PM 5 comments

Science

Israel sent up its first lunar lander with yesterday's SpaceX launch

Unfortunately there is no longer a $20 million prize waiting at the finish line

By Cal Jeffrey, February 22, 2019, 2:43 PM 5 comments

Tech Culture

The impact of China's social credit system is already being felt

Untrustworthy behavior will land you on the naughty list in China

By Shawn Knight, February 22, 2019, 1:50 PM 6 comments

Google Gaming

Google expected to announce 'Yeti' game streaming console at GDC 2019

The new hardware would feature Google's Project Stream service

By Dean Pennington, February 22, 2019, 1:18 PM

Electronics

Ricoh's GR III street photography camera launches next month for $899

Keeping the specialty camera genre alive

By Shawn Knight, February 22, 2019, 12:01 PM

Tech Culture

Check out the first full trailer for The Twilight Zone reboot

Coming to CBS All Access on April 1

By Shawn Knight, February 22, 2019, 10:58 AM 3 comments

Gaming

Steam's Square Enix sale sees huge discounts on current and classic games

Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Just Cause, and many more

By Rob Thubron, February 22, 2019, 10:06 AM

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Review

FEATURE By Steven Walton, February 22, 2019, 9:00 AM TechSpot Hardware

Nvidia's latest attempt to excite gamers arrives in the form of a new mid-range GPU with no RTX features on board. The new GeForce GTX 1660 Ti comes as no surprise as it's been widely rumored for some time: a cut down Turing GPU that trims off the fat and offers better value for less than $300.

Gaming

Latest Metro Exodus patch adds optimization for low-end PCs, RTX & DLSS fixes, more

Have you played Metro Exodus yet?

By Rob Thubron, February 22, 2019, 8:26 AM 4 comments

Hardware Electronics

SK Hynix presents its first DDR5 chip promising major improvements over DDR4

Double the density and 50% more bandwidth

By Greg Synek, February 22, 2019, 7:50 AM 7 comments

Software Mobile

Facebook removes data-gathering Onavo VPN from Play Store

Six months after it was removed from the App Store

By Rob Thubron, February 22, 2019, 7:08 AM

Hardware

Got a spare $43,000? You could spend it all on this monster PC

Two systems in one, three Titan RTX cards, seven reservoirs, etc.

By Rob Thubron, February 22, 2019, 6:17 AM 19 comments

Electronics

Some American Airlines and Singapore Airlines seat screens have built-in cameras

The companies say they will never use them

By Rob Thubron, February 22, 2019, 5:26 AM 4 comments

Industry Car Tech

Lyft's introduces Shared Saver: Lower fare for those willing to walk a little

A little exercise never hurt anyone

By Cal Jeffrey, February 21, 2019, 8:13 PM

Hardware Gaming

Specifications leak for rumored mid-range GeForce GTX 1650

The card will likely retail between $150-200 and be released sometime in March

By Dean Pennington, February 21, 2019, 6:22 PM 4 comments

Industry Gaming

Reggie Fils-Aimé will retire from Nintendo in April

Nintendo of America marketing head Doug Bowser set to take over

By Cal Jeffrey, February 21, 2019, 4:54 PM

Mobile

Verizon is planning to bring true 5G to 30 US cities in 2019

Time will tell if Verizon can deliver

By Cohen Coberly, February 21, 2019, 4:09 PM

Car Tech Industry

Consumer Reports retracts Tesla Model 3 recommendation due to 'reliability issues'

The site has changed its mind again

By Cohen Coberly, February 21, 2019, 3:13 PM 5 comments

Tech Deals Electronics

Deal alert: These 32-inch Fire TV sets are a steal at $100

An excellent choice as a secondary television

By Shawn Knight, February 21, 2019, 2:41 PM

Hardware

Intel takes on AMD's budget-focused Athlon Zen with the new Pentium G5620

The CPU will retail around $100 with lower priced Pentium Gold variants also being released

By Dean Pennington, February 21, 2019, 1:53 PM 15 comments

How to Find Your Original Windows 10 Product Key

FEATURE By Mark Turner, February 21, 2019, 1:38 PM TechSpot Software

For a long time Windows PCs (OEMs) came with a product key sticker with your license info, but now manufacturers are storing this license within the machine's UEFI/BIOS, so the information is retrieved and applied automatically. Furthermore, your Windows license can now be tied to your Microsoft account. Let us explain...